Saturday, July 16, 2011

German female jazz orchestra holds rare concert in Gaza

On a makeshift stage in a simple medium-sized cafe shop, an all-women German jazz orchestra performed live music in the impoverished war-torn Gaza.
It is the first time ever in the history of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that a jazz band plays western-style music.
The concert had been unexpectedly widely attended by hundreds of Gazans who seek some solace out of the post-war traumatic conditions they have been suffering from.
The place where the concert was held only has dim lights and humid weather conditions. However, the gleeful faces of the middle- class audience showed excitement.
Source: Xinhua News Agency